--- description: TransCanada is working with regulators to investigate in South Dakota title: Keystone Pipeline Shut Down Over Possible Leak image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59b103f8fddfab73/69888da13c1639bfbb45cb2e/keystone-pipeline-transcanada.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Environment](/tag/environment/) ## Environment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Keystone Pipeline Shut Down Over Possible Leak by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2016 9:17 PM CUT  The Keystone Steele City pumping station in Steele City, Neb., on Nov. 3, 2015. The Keystone Steele City pumping station in Steele City, Neb., on Nov. 3, 2015.Nati Harnik—AP by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2016 9:17 PM CUT TransCanada [announced](http://www.wsj.com/articles/transcanada-shuts-keystone-pipeline-1459798371 "undefined") on Monday that it had shut down the Keystone Pipeline over concerns of a possible leak in South Dakota. An investigation is underway after workers found signs of oil on an area of land about four miles away from the Freeman pump station on Saturday, the Wall Street _Journal_ reports. TransCanada is cooperating with the authorities and will not reopen the pipeline until the investigation is complete. No signs of serious environmental impact have been reported yet. \[[WSJ](http://www.wsj.com/articles/transcanada-shuts-keystone-pipeline-1459798371 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4281444/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-over-possible-leak/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4281444/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-over-possible-leak/"},"headline":"Keystone Pipeline Shut Down Over Possible Leak","datePublished":"2016-04-04T21:17:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:27:15.255Z","description":"TransCanada is working with regulators to investigate in South Dakota","url":"https://time.com/4281444/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-over-possible-leak/","keywords":["Environment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59b103f8fddfab73/69888da13c1639bfbb45cb2e/keystone-pipeline-transcanada.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59b103f8fddfab73/69888da13c1639bfbb45cb2e/keystone-pipeline-transcanada.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline was to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. President Barack Obama's decision in November to deny a federal permit for the","caption":"FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline was to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. President Barack Obama's decision in November to deny a federal permit for the","creditText":"Nati Harnik—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/environment/","name":"Environment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4281444/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-over-possible-leak/","name":"Keystone Pipeline Shut Down Over Possible Leak"}}]}] ```